ミス
misu
Mistake, error, blunder
- Miss, Ms.
- unmarried woman
- myth
Other ways to say “mistake” in Japanese →
high first, then falls · what is pitch accent?
Example sentences
店で本を立ち読みするのはやめましょう。
みせでほんをたちよみするのはやめましょう。
Let's not read books standing in the store.
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新年会でたくさん飲みすぎて、頭が痛い。
しんねんかいでたくさんのみすぎて、あたまがいたい。
I drank too much at the New Year's party and have a headache.
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彼女は家族をまるっきり顧みず、仕事に没頭している。
かのじょはかぞくをまるっきりかえりみず、しごとにぼっとうしている。
She is completely absorbed in her work, without giving any thought to her family.
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彼は家族を顧みず、単身赴任した。
かれはかぞくをかえりみず、たんしんふにんした。
He went on a solo assignment, disregarding his family.
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What does ミス mean?
Mistake, error, blunder. It can also mean: Miss, Ms.; unmarried woman; myth.
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ミス (misu). Pitch accent: atamadaka — high first, then falls. Press Listen above to hear it.
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JLPT N1 — advanced. See the JLPT N1 guide.
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